Roy Orbison was
one of the early greats of rock and roll music who is now best remembered for
his hit song, “Pretty Woman.” In the Fifties and early Sixties, however,
Orbison had a slew of hits and was one of the most successful of the early
rockers.
Orbison was born
in Vernon, Texas, in 1936. By the late Fifties, Orbison had become a member of
Sun Records’ legendary roster of musicians which included Jerry Lee Lewis,
Johnny Cash, and Carl Perkins. Sun Records had just recently lost Elvis Presley.
Like Cash and Perkins, Orbison was a rockabilly performer in his earliest
incarnation, recording the rockabilly classics, “Ooby Dooby,” “Trying to Get to
You,” and “Go! Go! Go!”
By the Sixties,
Orbison was recording for Monument and added pop ballads to his repertoire with
the hits, “Only the Lonely,” “Running Scared,” and “Crying.” In 1964, Orbison
would record his biggest hit, “Pretty Woman.”
Orbison would
continue to record singles for the remainder of the Sixties and Seventies, but
would not score another major hit. Orbison would become a member of The
Traveling Willburys in the early Eighties along with Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan,
George Harrison and Tom Petty.
Orbison’s best
albums include, “Crying” (1962), “In Dreams” (1963), “Orbisongs” (1965), “Cry
Softly Lonely One” (1967), “Roy Orbison’s Many Moods” (1969), and “Mystery
Girl” (1989).
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